Field Adding and Editing Basics


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This topic explains the basic operations such as adding and editing fields after launching SkyPDF FormDesigner.

CONTENTS

Adding Fields

When you select the field you want to place from the ‘ツールボックス’ group in the [ホーム] menu, the mouse cursor becomes placement mode.

Click on any position in the PDF display pane to place it.

Deleting Fields

To delete a field, select [削除] from the right-click menu, or press the Delete key on your keyboard.

Selecting and Deselecting Fields

Selecting (How to select a single field)

Multiple Selection (How to select multiple fields)

Deselecting (How to deselect a field)

Clipboard

You can also edit using the clipboard.

切り取り Cuts the selected field.
Can also be used from the right-click menu in the PDF display pane.
コピー Copies the selected field.
Can also be used from the right-click menu of the field in the PDF display pane.
Can also be used from the right-click menu of the field in the field panel.
複製 Performs a copy and paste of the selected field at once.
貼り付け Pastes the field that has been cut or copied.
Can also be used from the right-click menu in the PDF display pane.
The paste destination is the center of the PDF display pane.
If you paste continuously, the paste position will move slightly to the bottom right.

Changing Position and Size

Please change to the position and size of the field are made as needed after the field is placed.

The position of the field can be changed by dragging the mouse. You can move vertically and horizontally by dragging the mouse while pressing the Shift key on the keyboard.

The size can be changed by dragging one of the eight size change handles that appear around the field when it is selected. If multiple fields are selected, the size can be changed collectively.

If precise changes are needed, you can enter the values for position and size in the [表示] tab of the properties.

If you want to align multiple fields, the [配置] function is effective, and if you want to match the sizes, the [サイズを合わせる] function is effective.

Aligning Placement

When you select multiple fields, you can align the position of the fields from [配置] in the ‘ツールボックス’ group in the [ホーム] menu.

Among the multiple selected fields, the field displayed in dark blue will be the reference for placement.

If you want to change the reference, click on another selected field while pressing the Shift key.

Matching Sizes

When you select multiple fields, you can match the size of the fields from [サイズを合わせる] in the ‘ツールボックス’ group in the [ホーム] menu.

Among the multiple selected fields, the field displayed in dark blue will be the reference for size change.

If you want to change the reference, click on another selected field while pressing the Shift key.

Undo and Redo

SkyPDF FormDesigner allows you to execute Undo and Redo from the icons in the upper left corner of the window.

Undo Undoes the last operation and reverts it to its original state.
Redo Redoes the last Undo operation.

Tab Order

In this tool, you can set the tab order for each page.

The tab order is the order in which the cursor moves when you press the [Tab] key on your keyboard.

Checking the Tab Order

In the field panel, the fields are arranged in the order of the tab order.

Also, if you click on [タブオーダーの表示] in the ‘タブオーダー’ group in the [ホーム] menu, the order of the tab order will be displayed on each field in the PDF display pane.

Changing Manually

You can change the tab order by swapping the order on the field panel with a mouse drag.

The item selected on the field panel can also change the tab order by pressing the [↑] or [↓] key on the keyboard.

Changing Automatically in Bulk

By selecting [自動設定(水平方向基準)] or [自動設定(垂直方向基準)] in the ‘タブオーダー’ group in the [ホーム] menu, you can automatically rearrange the tab order.

It can also be executed from the right-click menu of the page node in the field panel.

自動設定(水平方向基準) Rearranges the tab order from the upper left to the lower right of the page in a horizontal direction.
自動設定(垂直方向基準) Rearranges the tab order from the upper left to the lower right of the page in a vertical direction.